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Job Description

Place and detonate explosives to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, or displace earth, rock, or other materials. May perform specialized handling, storage, and accounting procedures. Includes seismograph shooters.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 47-5031.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 54,580.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 26.00
Currently, there are 6,310 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters”.

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Tasks for “Unexploded Ordnance Quality Control Worker”

Insert, pack, and pour explosives, such as dynamite, ammonium nitrate, black powder, or slurries into blast holes; then shovel drill cuttings, admit water into boreholes, and tamp material to compact charges.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
Place safety cones around blast areas to alert other workers of danger zones, and signal workers as necessary to ensure that they clear blast sites prior to explosions.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
Place explosive charges in holes or other spots; then detonate explosives to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, or displace earth, rock, or other materials.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
Light fuses, drop detonating devices into wells or boreholes, or activate firing devices with plungers, dials, or buttons, in order to set off single or multiple blasts.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.

Related Technology & Tools

Tie-down equipment
Explosives handling robots
Portable air compressors
Laptop computers
Mobile radios
Pallet jacks
Portable cranes
Surface connector blocks
Plumb bobs
Protective ear plugs
Equipment dollies
Vernier calipers
Safety goggles
Fixed blade knives
Temperature data loggers
Explosives funnels
Resistance testers
Right angle prisms
Digital voltmeters
Dewatering pumps
Phillips head screwdrivers
Non-contact voltage testers
Digital calculators
Electrical circuit testers
Warning sirens
Explosives time delay fuses
Wire strippers
Weighted tape measures
Torpedo levels
Digital micrometers
Phase rotation meters
Jackhammers
Rubber mallets
Protective safety glasses
Depth measurement gauges
Transport trucks
Remote blasting systems
Harpoon retrievers
Digital ohmmeters
Electronic shock tube initiators
Remote firing devices
Shock tube detonators
Non-electric delay detonators
Bore hole thermometers
Balance scales
Stakebed trucks
Plastic plugs
Hard hats
Wood wedges
Lowering hooks
Meggers
Perforating capsule guns
Surveyors leveling rods
Hand shears
End cutting pliers
Safety fuses
Spring scales
Blasting machines
Hole savers
Blasting cap crimpers
Wire loop pullers
Tongue and groove pliers
Explosive blasting caps
Digital wattmeters
Safety cones
Day boxes
Blasthole drills
Digital multimeters
Hydraulic pressure gauges
Extension ladders
Digital ammeters
Seismic activity recorders
Coated gloves
Grappling hooks
Long period delay detonators
Wire cleaning brushes
Galvanometers
Safety harnesses
Detonating cords
Portable signal generators
Ammonium nitrate fuel oil ANFO loaders
Longnose pliers
Loading poles
Millivoltmeters
Tamping rods
Wire cutting tools
Tractor-trailer trucks
Blast hole tubing
Discharge hoses
Short period delay detonators
Test lamps
Perforating casing guns
Overhead cranes
Laser rangefinders
Hand chisels
Ring gauges
Crescent wrenches
Wheeled wire dispensers
Clinometers
Short-wave radios
Protective respirators
Fuse cutters
Avalaunchers
Personal computers
Hoisting equipment
Stake flags
Folding knives
Hacksaws
Flashing warning lights
Electricians' knives
Fuse testers
Padded gloves
Pneumatic drilling equipment
Precision tweezers
Insulated pliers
Forklifts
Instantaneous electrical detonators
Conduit bending tools

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